John Lindsay Beale (1830 - 1911)

Born 4 Apr 1830 in Saint Helena

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Bennett) Beale — married 1856 in Victoria

Died 21 Sep 1911 at age 81 in 'Longwood', Kinglake, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John was born 4 Apr 1830 on Saint Helena. He was baptised 29 Sep 1830 at St Paul's, son of Island Paymaster Anthony and Katherine Rose Beale.

Biographical timeline

• 1839: sailed from Launceston, Tasmania, to Melbourne with his parents and siblings on 'Perseverance, (schooner,) 45 Tons, Dryden, master' on 4 November
• John operated a bullock team transport between Melbourne and Swan Hill in 1849, he followed the gold rush and worked the diggings from about 1851 and finally settled as a farmer at Kinglake about 1875.
• He married Emma Bennett in 1856
• He left issue (1)Katherine Rose 1857-1944 and (2) Anthony 1858-1944 (3) John Lindsay 1860-1908 (4) Emily 1861- St.Helena Vic

His mother's sister Margaret (1789-1833) married a John Lindsay (1765-1847) and they lived in England, and he probably was the John Lindsay mentioned in the family story that when the Beales were bankrupted, they were rescued by a John Lindsay who bought property for them out Greensborough way ie St Helena.

Sources

• Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). The Diocese of St Helena Parish Registers and Indices held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Historical Papers Research Archive series AB2073:
  • Saint Helena Baptism Register St Paul's 29 Sep 1830 [1]
• Leask's Australian genealogies by Australian Genealogies Pty Ltd, 1979
• Tribal Pages: http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/familytree?uid=badtours&surname=Beale
• My Heritage
• The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tas, Saturday 9th November 1839, page 2, http://www.ozgenonline.com/~mytwigs/beale_a.html; accessed 29 May 2013: arrival in Victoria
• Vic BDM 1856/1371 marriage
• The Argus 23 September 1911: notice of death on 21 September 1911 at Kinglake
• Leader 30 September 1911: notice of death on 21 September 1911 at Kinglake
• The Australasian 30 September 1911: notice of death on 21 September 1911 at Kinglake
• Gravestone inscription